Golf: Karan named in Asia-Pacific team for Bonallack Trophy

Karan Taunk, India’s top-ranked amateur golfer, has been named in the Asia-Pacific team for the Bonallack Trophy at the KGA course here later this month.

“I will play at least 2-3 rounds at KGA before the week of the event to get a fair idea of the fast-paced greens and course conditions,” Taunk said.

“I have played with other team members like Chieh-Po Lee (Chinese Taipei) and Taylor MacDonald (Australia) in the past. I’m quite excited.”

The Bonallack Trophy will be contested at the KGA course from March 26 to 28.

The teams:

Asia-Pacific: Taylor MacDonald (Aus), Geoff Drakeford (Aus), Soo-min Lee (Kor), Nam-hun Kam (Kor), Chieh-Po Lee (Tpi), Shinichi Mizuno (Hkg), Zecheng Dou (Chn), Jin Cheng (Chn), Kenta Konishi (Jap), Daichi Sato (Jap), Joshua Munn (NZ) and Karan Taunk (Ind).

Europe: Ashley Chesters (Eng), Albert Eckhardt (Fin), Ryan Evans (Eng), Dominic Foos (Ger), Mario Galiano Aguilar (Esp), Dermot McElroy (Irl), Gavin Moynihan (Irl), Robbie van West (Ned), Renato Paratore (Ita), James Ross (Sco), Max Roehrig (Ger) and Mads Soegaard (Den).